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“Minneapolis, MN: The Who’s Driving app, which aims to help parents instantly organize carpools, is now available for both iPhone and Android users. The new app eliminates the need for parents to use group texts, email chains, last minute phone calls and complicated spreadsheets to organize their children’s carpools. Instead, all communications about upcoming carpools exist within one interface in the Who’s Driving App.”

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“MINNEAPOLIS – May 25, 2016 – Code42, the leader in endpoint data protection and security for the enterprise, today announced that Steve Buege, former CEO and chairman of the board at Quantum Retail Technology, has joined the company as senior vice president and general manager of its new consumer, small business (CSB) division.”

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“Men hate shopping for clothes and think it’s a waste of time. That’s the narrative perpetuated by the countless personal shopping and subscription clothing startups that have popped up over the past few years.

But most of these startups require customers to spend time engaging with a stylist before they even receive a box of threads. So essentially you’re still spending time shopping, just not going to an actual store.

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Luxury car sharing startup REVL emerges from Minneapolis as an alternative for those who seek a unique driving experience.

It was during a startup sabbatical, halfway around the world, that Daniel Hobbs decided he was over one venture and ready for the next.

His last company, Divvy, was centered around the collaborative ownership of everyday items. It played into the broader themes associated with the sharing economy, popularized in sectors such as automotive (Lyft) and rentals (AirBnB).

While Divvy didn’t reach the traction to scale, the experience didn’t stop him from persevering.

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“After Jay Coatta’s 16-year-old daughter won a tennis match, he received a text message from her that was filled with smiley-face emojis and other expressive icons. Coatta was thrilled for her but frustrated. None of the emojis — cartoonish images that come installed on many smartphones — conveyed his daughter’s expressions like her own face could.

When he mentioned that to a friend, Jon Christensen, the two experimented to see if they could build a phone feature to allow customizable emojis. That’s when Phoji — a blended word of “photo” and “emoji” — was born.”

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When Matt Curney was looking for a new challenge in life, he turned to coding and effectively taught himself how to program well into adulthood.

That experience would soon lead to a new career for the professional pianist, as he carved a niche in making websites for fellow musicians and their bands. Eventually, he decided to combine his passion to play with his development chops and pursued a product to teach the universal language of sound.

Curney launched Pianu last year with $60k from Kickstarter as a way for anyone in the world to learn to play piano 100% online, using any device connected to the internet.